Austria expels four Russian diplomats based in Vienna

​Austria's ​foreign ‌ministry said on Friday ​it is expelling ‌four Vienna-based Russian diplomats over "activities incompatible with their diplomatic status", a ‌term usually used ‌for spying.

"Based on findings by the Austrian security ⁠authorities, ​the Austrian ⁠foreign ministry has taken measures ⁠against four Russian diplomats in ​Vienna," it said in a ⁠statement, adding that three worked ⁠at ​Russia's embassy to Austria and one ⁠at the mission to the ⁠Organization ⁠for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).